Skill Up For Manufacturing

MANUFACTURING IS BOOMING IN CONNECTICUT Be a part of it! Skill Up for Manufacturing provides entry-level skills and connections to employers that are hiring. Click Apply Now.

PUT YOUR SKILLS TO WORK! You’ll get an email in 24-48 hours inviting you to schedule an assessment covering shop math, ruler reading and spatial reasoning. Use these resources to prepare. DON’T WORRY! We offer a “Boot Camp” to help applicants score higher.

5 WEEKS IS ALL IT TAKES. Skill Up is designed to quickly channel people into entry-level manufacturing jobs by providing the fundamentals that employers need.

TRAINING IS FREE TO PARTICIPANTS, funded by Workforce Alliance through the Apprenticeship CT Initiative. Trainees will earn a stipend plus 250 Pre-Apprenticeship Hours and Six Sigma certification.

UPCOMING DATES:

June 17-July 22 at Gateway Community College, New Haven

July 8 – August 9 at Middlesex Community College/Vinal Technical High School, Middletown

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Learn more about Skill Up

Follow these steps to MANUFACTURE YOUR FUTURE:

Fill Out Application

Pass Skills Assessment

Attend Orientation & Confirm Your Spot

Complete 5-Week Training Click to see Course description

at Vinal Technical High School, Middletown

Skill Up for Manufacturing Coordinator:

Jean Arnold-Barry

jarnold-barry@workforcealliance.biz

(203) 867-4030 x 227

Skill Up for Manufacturing is a program of Workforce Alliance and is funded by the Apprenticeship Connecticut Initiative. Open to CT residents 18 years or older with a HS Diploma/GED. Equal opportunity program. Auxiliary aids available upon request for persons with disabilities.

SKILL UP PARTNERS

These employers helped design Skill Up to meet their hiring needs. These and other manufacturers attend Meet & Greet events to identify candidates!